Retro Rotary Phone Modded To Control iPhone’s Siri Assistant

Modder Davis Remmel has now created a fun and unique way to interact with Siri on your iPhone, using an old retro dial phone together with a Bluetooth headset, which has been used to create the link. Watch the video to see the Siri hack in nation after the jump.

The retro phone makes a great unique way to go hands free from your iPhone, and provides an innovative way to interact with Apple’s Siri. Dialling one on the rotary dialler creates the Siri connection. Anything longer than that number and Siri will timeout explains Remmel, as the rotary dialler takes too long to return.

More information's:
http://davisremmel.com/blog/2011/12/13/siri-enabled-bluetooth-rotary-phone/

Siri-enabled Bluetooth Rotary Phone:

Google Nexus S Gets Android Ice Cream Sandwich Port

We heard recently that the Google Nexus S had the latest version of Google’s mobile OS ported to it, Android Ice Cream Sandwich, and now the guys over at the XDA Developers have released the port for the Google Nexus S.

According to the XDA developers there are still a few bugs which they are working on which include Bluetooth, NFC and Panorama mode on the camera. You can find out more information on how to install Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on the Google Nexus S over at the XDA Developers forum.

More information's:
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/10/25/mega-gallery-ice-cream-sandwich-walk-through-from-nexus-s-port/

Google Nexus S running ICS:

iPhone Turned Into High Powered Microscope Shoots Incredible Pictures

If you’re an iPhone diehard, don’t miss this story. Wonder of wonders, a very prestigious university lab has come up with a neat DIY iPhone mod that produces incredible photos. Seen below are examples of the spectroscopic/microscopic iPhone camera upgrade’s pics.

Here’s how a group of scientists from University of California at Davis did the deed. The instant iPhone microscope camera came to be thanks to a tiny augmentation involving a glass ball lens. The reason why a glass ball lens was perfect is because the resolution it gives is ideal for photographing miniscule samples commonly used in labs. Since this flash of innovative inspiration is so easy to do, the team behind it thinks a lot of scientific research can be aided by easily modded iPhones used anywhere in the world. It’s also more efficient, effectively shortening procedures so doctors and scientists can gather data instantaneously through their iPhones.

A certain Dr. Wachsman-Hogiu got the ball literally rolling by taping the simple contraption (a ball lens secured to a rubber pad) to an iPhone. To think this little addition to a regular iPhone inspired a full fledged paper that will soon be presented to a panel of academics. A physicist by training, Dr. Wachsman-Hogiu’s eureka moment paved the way for further improvements, including a spectroscopic feature for discerning chemical compositions.

More information's:
http://www.osa.org/About_Osa/Newsroom/News_Releases/Releases/10.2011/Researchers-Transform-iPhone.aspx

Apple iPhone Imaging Experience:

Amazon has all Verizon phones for a cent until October 17, including the Motorola DROID BIONIC

In case you haven't seen it already, Amazon has Verizon's whole cell phone lineup for grabs at the price of a penny each. Yes, that includes phones that are normally $299, like the Motorola DROID BIONIC.

So if you are planning to tie the knot with Verizon for the next two years anyway, Amazon's generous pricing scheme will come in handy. Moreover, you have the regular free two-day shipping treatment, and the whole "Penny-Pincher" offer expires on October 17.

Google Wallet Now Available On All Nexus S Phones

Google Wallet the NFC based payment system which was launched a couple of weeks ago by Google was originally only intended to be currently used on the Sprint Nexus S.

However if you have been waiting to load Google Wallet on your non-Sprint Nexus S you will be pleased to know that XDA has been able to make it available to all Nexus S rooted devices. The new Google Wallet update has been created by XDA users kibmcz, venumx, and got2best.

More information's:
http://www.talkandroid.com/64723-google-wallet-now-on-all-nexus-s-phones-courtesy-of-xda/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1284517
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286315

Google Wallet Demonstration: